Magnum Tonic Wine has joined forces with Reggae Sumfest as the title sponsor for the annual music festival which is renowned ...

Mento is the name given to Jamaican folk music that emerged in the 1940s and 1950s. Similar to Calypso, which originated in ...

Music legend Bob Marley welcomed at least 11 children throughout his life, and some of them have gone on to make music just ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — The affection between Sting and Shaggy is palpable from the moment they sit down together. When the two prolific recording artists are asked where the chemistry comes from, Shaggy ...

On Monday, June 1, popular reggae and dub band Stick Figure announced a summer 2027 U.S. tour set to visit the newly opened Acrisure Amphitheater in Grand Rapids. The “Enjoy The Ride Summer Tour” ...

Hong Kong International Reggae Ska Festival planner Paul Thompson shares why the city jives with Jamaican music and 2026’s ambitious line-up.

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be the main transportation partner for Reggae Sumfest 2026. The bus company ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. February is widely acknowledged as Black History Month, but did you know it is also Reggae Month? Every year since 1926, Black ...

Before America met Bob Marley, reggae was merely "novelty music." Criticism in the U.S. focused on how it was "crude, cheap, not to be taken seriously on any level." It had no tune or any "good words ...

The great James Chambers aka Jimmy Cliff performing in 2012. Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Next time you turn on the reggae station, take a moment to appreciate that you’re now listening to a piece of ...

Simply sign up to the Film myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. On August 6 1962, Jamaica declared independence from colonial Britain. The new flag had a St Andrew’s cross designed in gold ...